Black History Month: February 2021

Watch the Debut Episode of “30 Minutes with Dan” — An Exciting New Talk Show Hosted by CEO Dan Savitt and Featuring Your VNSNY Co-Workers! In this first episode of the series, Dan discusses the meaning and promise of Black History Month with his featured guests: Shama Barrett, Karen Boothe, Edgar Allan Juane, Christina Lomax, Keith Peters and Osman Thomas.  To watch this episode, click here.

The VNSNY Anti-Racism Employee Advisory Group invites you to celebrate Black History Month by attending the some very special events.  To see a list of the events and to register, click here.

For information on the 2021 virtual events sponsored by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASAALH), please click here.

Ask VNSNY Video: “What Historic African American Has Inspired You Personally or Professionally, and Why?”  To commemorate Black History Month, “Ask VNSNY” host Amery Moultryoffers a short history of Black History Month, and then asks this very question to employees from around the organization.  Click here to watch the video.

Black History Month Raffle Winners can be found by clicking here.

As part of VNSNY’s recognition of Black History Month, Frontline is featuring profiles of several pioneering African American nurses.

To read about Jessie Sleet Scales, the first African American Public Health Nurse, click here.

To read about Elizabeth Tyler, VNSNY’s first African American nurse, click here.

To read about Edith Carter, VNSNY’s second African American nurse, click here.

Celebrating Black History Month at VNSNY: an email from CEO and President, Dan Savitt.